Codenames given to the devices include the BBQ-905 Laser Dazzler Weapon and the PY132A Blinding Laser Weapon.

China's military READY for all-out war

An inside view of the Chinese military over 120 years.

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Soldiers arrive for a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Tensions between China and the US have grown in recent months after Beijing ordered several provocative military manoeuvres near Taiwan.

China has claimed sovereignty over the independent island since the Communists conquered the mainland following WW2.

It has stepped up naval operations around the island, which Taiwan has viewed as a provocation.